Recordings from the first part of TBA’s 2023 International Law Forum are now available on-demand as a 1-click CLE package. Programming includes sessions on foreign direct investment in Tennessee and international perspectives on ransomware. Earn two general CLE credits with just one click. Read more and purchase the CLE here.

The TBA is getting ready to hit the road again for the spring/summer season of its Court Square Series. Programming in each city will provide networking opportunities, developments and updates in multiple areas of the law and more. Save the date for events in Jamestown on April 12, Savannah on April 26 and Gallatin on June 7. Make plans now to attend!

What is ROI? How is a general ledger different from a balance sheet? What is an SEC Form 10-K? Register for this Accounting 101 webcast, May 17 at noon CDT, to learn about these topics and more. This program will cover the essential principles of accounting that attorneys should know, including how accounting can be crucial to certain cases, how to read and understand key financial documents and how to know which financial questions you should be asking your clients, as well as which documents you need from your clients—or opposing counsel.

The TBA Corporate Counsel Section will present sessions on accessibility in the workplace, administrative law changes, workplace health privacy laws and more during its upcoming annual forum, scheduled for April 14. Attendees will be able to earn four hours of general CLE credit during the virtual event, which will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT. Katie Atkins of naviHealth in Brentwood and Hemant Sharma from the University of Tennessee are among the confirmed speakers.

Join the Dispute Resolution Section for its annual forum on May 19 featuring carefully crafted sessions tailored to both lawyers and mediators, and offering attendees a program featuring accomplished professionals from the ADR vocation. Stay tuned for more information!

LAW TECH ’23 is returning as a live and in-person program this year! Join us March 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville. This year's program will offer opportunities to network with sponsors, attendees and speakers, and win prizes! Topics to be covered include using technology to advance your practice, what role ChatGPT AI will play in legal document creation, analyzing online advertising and a deep dive into remote ADR. Another highlight of the day will be the ever-popular "Bill & Phil Show" with Bill Ramsey and Phillip Hampton. Learn more and register here.

Save the date for the 2023 Intellectual Property Forum set for April 28 in Nashville. The program will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. CDT and offer a total of four credit hours, including one dual credit hour. Make plans now to join Ian McFarland and Lauren Sherwood with Merchant & Gould for this informative course, and don't miss the networking reception the night before the program from 5-7 p.m.

The most recent TBA Elder Law Basics Forum is available as a 1-Click package on the TBA CLE website. The forum provides the intangibles for elder law practitioners, including powers of attorney, estate recovery, reverse mortgages, how clients can find and afford health care in retirement, ethics and more. Stay tuned for more information on the section’s 2023 forum, taking place this summer on a to be determined date. You can also view the content of last year’s Elder Law Forum using this link.

Join the TBA International Law & Practice Section for part one of its annual forum to be held virtually on March 17. The program will begin at 9 a.m. CDT and offer attendees two hours of general CLE credit. The first session will focus on foreign direct investment with Adam Breeze, director of business development (United Kingdom and Ireland) for the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development. The second session will cover cybersecurity issues with Knoxville lawyer Jody Prestia and Nashville lawyer Thomas Ritter with Maynard Cooper & Gale. Part two of the forum is being planned for June. Watch for more details coming soon.

This year's Business Law Forum will be a hybrid program, so we hope you will join us either virtually or in person at Bass Berry & Sim's Nashville offices on April 21. In-person registration is at 9 a.m. CDT and the program will begin for both in person and virtual attendees at 9:30 a.m. A networking reception for in-person attendees will follow the forum at 4 p.m. The focus of the program will be business transactions in the news and how they apply to those practicing law in Tennessee. Additional details on the sessions coming soon.